Isamu Noguchi once said: "Everything is sculpture, any material, any idea without hindrance born into space, I consider sculpture." Nowhere is this more apparent than in his Noguchi Coffee Table, which takes the idea of a table, breaks it down into its barest components, and then re-imagines and re-energizes it.

Genius in its simplicity, yet intriguing from all angles, the Noguchi table has become so emblematic of modern design that it's even the namesake of a Tumblr site (the irreverently titled F&@# Your Noguchi Coffee Table) that pokes fun at interior decorating tropes.